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[My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix] (https://www.amazon.com/My-Best-Friends-Exorcism-Novel/dp/1594748624/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1469928953&sr=1-1&keywords=my+best+friend%27s+exorcism)

Summary: Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fifth grade, when they bonded over a shared love of E.T., roller-skating parties, and scratch-and-sniff stickers. But when they arrive at high school, things change. Gretchen begins to act . . . different. And as the strange coincidences and bizarre behavior start to pile up, Abby realizes there’s only one possible explanation: Gretchen, her favorite person in the world, has a demon living inside her. And Abby is not about to let anyone or anything come between her and her best friend. With help from some unlikely allies, Abby embarks on a quest to save Gretchen. But is their friendship powerful enough to beat the devil?

Thoughts: I really loved how low-key creepy this book was. It has major suspense in it, and horrifying detail that seriously disturbed me. One horror even involves a huge tapeworm and I was sick for hours after reading that scene. To top it all off, it's a homage to the 80s. Perfection in a recently published book.

Well. I actually mainly read fanfiction these days so the horror elements I listed usually stem from that (as well as movies - the Sacrament from 2013; The Invitation 2015...) instead of horror novels; half the reason I requested this sub is/was to get myself back into reading original fiction.

I think the last original stuff I read was Mira Grant's (aka Seanan McGuire) Newsflesh series (zombies) which I really enjoyed. Her short story San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California Browncoats (Newsflesh) was fucking amazing, lol, if you're a fan of fan things like SDCC & whatnot.

Edit: I also used to love the Pendergast novels by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child but they've gone downhill over the past couple years imo - Cabinet of Curiosities was my favorite though.

No stories about cults though that I can think of off the top of my head. If any remembrance pops I'll let you know (sorry i can't be of more help haha)! Edit 2: to be honest, I think maybe I mentioned cults bc I have several half-written drafts of my own mix of fanfic and/or original scary stories that involve cults

Just discovered this place but I would like to recommend The Unblemished by Conrad Williams. Aside from anything written by Clive Barker, my favorite horror author, this is one of the best horror novels I have read. I would urge you all to at least read the review because I'm sure that does the book more justice than I would.

I have to agree about science fiction having a "best by" date. I like a lot of old school fiction but I am also a cold war era fan. : ) An interesting read, if not solidly horror could be the Eisenhorn It has demons and the fall of a man laid out pretty well.

Thank you! It’s my favorite (hence the cover 😉) I’d love feedback when you’re done!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07X52NKVY/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1567052582&sr=1-1

A House at the Bottom of a Lake by Josh Malerman

Summary: Both seventeen. Both afraid. But both saying yes.

It sounded like the perfect first date: canoeing across a chain of lakes, sandwiches and beer in the cooler. But teenagers Amelia and James discover something below the water's surface that changes their lives forever.

It's got two stories.

It's got a garden.

And the front door is open.

Commentary: I haven't read it, but I've heard good things about the author's other book, Bird Box, which I also haven't read, but I figured a lot of you folks have probably already read that one, so this one might be a bit more timely.

From 1988, but has a good shelf life: Christopher Rowley's The Vang: The Military Form. Author is better known for Starhammer, which I have not read. The Vang is/are a bioengineered plant/virus thing so inimical that the only defense is physical distance and vacuum: if your planet is infected, be sure to 1) nuke it from orbit, and 2) not have been on it.

White Trash Zombie series by Diana Rowland has some of the most beautiful covers I have seen. I would frame thee and put them in my home.

https://www.amazon.com/White-Trash-Zombie-Gone-Wild-ebook/dp/B00S75OJEI

http://www.amazon.com/Trick-or-Treaters-ebook/dp/B00FL19LW6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381324551&sr=8-1&keywords=trick+or+treaters

here a cheap recommended book for u. enjoy.

btw if you're looking for something different in the fantasy realm, I read The Hundred Thousand Kindoms recently and it was fantastic. Just finished the sequel, can't wait for the final book!

http://www.amazon.com/Hundred-Thousand-Kingdoms-Inheritance-Trilogy/dp/0316043915

Someone's going to recommend House of Leaves, and it might as well be me.

Hybrid Vigor.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PWYYTC7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2U90C3CIMXG62&keywords=severed+press&qid=1553572728&s=digital-text&sprefix=severed+p%2Cdigital-text%2C394&sr=1-1

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Summary: First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror. It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a "haunting"; Theodora, his lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering its powers—and soon it will choose one of them to make its own.

Commentary: I haven't read it yet, but it's next on my list and it's been highly recommended to me, so I thought I'd offer it up.

sounds interesting - 5 star rating on Amazon (although small press books have suspect ratings in my experience - I think they use paid rating services), and Kindle edition available for 6.99

Jake's Wake, by John Skipp and Cody Goodfellow. It's a splatterpunk novel and fairly disturbing, but worth at least a glance.

it does exist, and it's not bad, also https://www.amazon.com/Scream-Jeeves-Peter-H-Cannon/dp/0940884607